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Zakaki bomb destroys two cars
An explosive device planted under a car early Friday in Zakaki, Limassol, caused the destruction of two cars belonging to a couple. Police say that at around 2.30am an explosion took place under a car...
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Three teens to be charged in school beating (Updated)
Three 16-year-old girls were arrested in connection with the beating of a classmate, also 16, in a Limassol school on Thursday, which was recorded and uploaded on social media, police said on Friday....
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Small blast outside Limassol home
Limassol police were on Sunday investigating an explosion outside the home of a 42-year-old resident, which caused a small amount of damage. No one was injured. Police said the blast happened at...
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French aircraft carrier docks at Limassol
With a crew of around 2,000 and bringing enormous firepower, the largest aircraft carrier in Europe, France’s Charles De Gaulle docked at Limassol on Sunday. The Charles De Gaulle, is the first of...
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Police looking into Limassol attempted robbery
Police are looking into an attempted robbery in Limassol after a man was attacked outside his home early Tuesday. Police said that according to the complaint, the 41-year-old had just parked his car...
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Limassol triple murder trial adjourned
The cross-examination Thursday of the key prosecution witness in the trial of a man charged with the triple murder last November was interrupted after relatives of the victims moved against the...
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Police recover three stolen cars, arrest two suspects
Police in Nicosia arrested two suspects and recovered three vehicles worth €120,000 stolen five days ago from the parking lot of a car dealership. The garage manager reported to police on Monday that...
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Akel has always opposed post-solution guarantees, Kyprianou says
Opposition Akel leader Andros Kyprinaou said on Sunday his party believed there should be no guarantees as part of a Cyprus solution. Kyprianou was speaking in Limassol where he had gone to campaign...
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Total’s plans in limbo after logistics contract blunder, ENI, Noble hint at...
ENERGY giant Total’s plans to explore for hydrocarbons offshore Cyprus are stuck in limbo, while ENI and Noble Energy are intimating they are considering moving their onshore logistics base to Egypt...
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Anastasiades meets Limassol district mayors to discuss ongoing issues
Farmers in the Limassol region will receive around €2 million in compensation due to hailstorms, the construction of the motorway from Limassol to Saittas starting in January 2018, and measures to...
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Our View: Clear lack of government policy for rural areas
COMMUNITY leaders of the mountain villages of the Limassol district (the southern slopes of the Troodos mountain range) met President Anastasiades on Monday to discuss the problems faced by their...
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Car destroyed by fire
Limassol police received reports early Tuesday of a car on fire in an open field in Kato Polemidia. The blazing vehicle, which was put out by the fire service, was destroyed. The police investigation...
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Staff locked girl inside and went on school trip (Updated)
A Limassol mother reported on Wednesday that staff at a private school for children with special needs accidentally locked her 19-year-old daughter inside and went on a trip not realising until they...
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Two lanes on highway re-open after truck accident (Updated)
Police on Wednesday evening opened two of the three lanes on the Nicosia-Limassol highway near Latsia that were blocked since the afternoon after a truck carrying scrap metal overturned. According to...
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Six-year sentence for attempted murder
A man was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday, in connection with a murder attempt just over a year ago in Limassol. The 35-year old was found guilty of the offence, carried out on September 14,...
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Staff member at school which ‘forgot’ girl on outing is suspended
A private school for children with special needs has suspended a member of their managerial staff over an incident that took place earlier in the week. In a statement on Thursday, the Prosvasis school...
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Police looking for mystery motorcycle man
Police have issued a photograph of a man they wish to speak to in connection with an accident earlier this month after which a motorcycle involved was secretly removed from the scene. “Police request...
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Two cars damaged in arson attack
Two cars sustained extensive damage on Sunday after being set on fire, police said. The two cars were parked outside the home of a 55-year-old in Limassol. The incident happened at 5.40am. Firemen...
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Children and domestic worker escape house fire
Two minor children and a domestic worker were treated for smoke inhalation late Saturday after managing to escape a fire that broke out in their home in Ayia Fyla, Limassol. According to CNA, the fire...
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Three hunters rescued from Lofou blaze (Update 5)
The fire services said on Sunday evening they were still battling a blaze in the Lofou area of Limassol that has so far burned 1.5 square kilometres of wild scrub, carob and olive trees. Aerial support...
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